Summer is finally here! It’s time to think about what every mom needs to enjoy this season to its fullest!
Sometimes in the middle of planning summer camps, or, if you’re like me, getting reacquainted with having your college student child reentering homelife, it’s easy to forget about someone very important – YOU!
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While scrolling through all the heartfelt and even heartbreaking messages on Mother’s Day, I started thinking about how the idea of motherhood goes so deep for so many of us.
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Laura King is not only vibrant, thoughtful, and passionately devoted to her faith (and to cycling!), but she’s also the mom of two adult children, one of whom has special needs.
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Are you a lonely single mom? The term “single mom” has always bothered me. The word “single” in and of itself brings up feelings of aloneness and isolation.
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I had no idea that becoming the mother of a teenage daughter would force me to grow so much! Here’s a story from that time:
One warm August morning, my daughter and I walked together through town to get a coffee.
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An inner “wise woman”?!? What in the world is that? This term may sound very woo-woo, but the wise woman is a powerful inner resource available to us right here, right now.
It’s hard being a single mother, no matter how you break it down. I don’t know about you, but it’s something that happened to me.
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Here we go! We’re back into the whirlwind season again. The holidays can bring that combo of excitement mixed with a touch (or a large dose) of overwhelm.
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“There is no greater burden to a child than the unlived life of the parent.” – Carl Jung.
So reading this quote for the first time was an a-ha moment for me!
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Oh, how I wish I’d read this book in 2013 – the year it was published! There’s so much to learn on each and every page.
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A few days ago, I was having lunch with a few friends, and the topic of being a single mom came up.
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Those blissful moments of coming home with a newborn baby are impossible to describe. The connection and a sense of purpose are intoxicating.
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I remember having dinner with a group of friends a few years ago and hearing my friend Liz talk about preparing for her upcoming “empty nest.”
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Do you remember that famous scene from The Help where the nanny tells the little girl: “You is kind, you is smart, you is important”?
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Two weeks ago, my parents visited us for my mom’s 70th birthday. It was a special celebration as we hadn’t spent time with them in over six months, and 70 is a pretty big deal!
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Since when did my daughter become an adult? I’m still scratching my head as I write this. “Parenting adult children” is something other moms must do.
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How do you explain the nuances and depth of motherhood in a few words? I’ve put together some spiritual quotes on motherhood here.
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I recently sat down with Barbara Green, Ph.D., to discuss the importance of self-compassion for mothers. Dr. Green is a licensed psychologist specializing in integrating traditional therapy with a well-rounded wellness model for optimal health and wellbeing.
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Motherhood has been my greatest teacher in all ways. Thus far, my biggest lessons occurred when my daughter was starting high school.
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The term ‘motherhood reframed’ turns the conventional idea of motherhood upside down. By embracing motherhood as a powerful transformational force, and reframing it as a personal call to growth and movement toward deep healing, we can view motherhood as a spiritual calling.
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2020 brought it’s share of twists and turns, especially for the graduating high school class. Before this summer, I had never thought about or considered sending our 18-year-old on a gap semester program.
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Powerful quotes on motherhood have been written throughout time by many poets and authors. They seek to deeply understand the meaning of motherhood and the connection between mother and child.
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